Transcript SOPHOMORE PARENT NIGHT - Duneland School Corporation

SOPHOMORE
PARENT NIGHT
CLASS OF 2017
NOVEMBER 12, 2014
WELCOME
 PRINCIPAL:
Mr. Jeff Van Drie
 ASSISTANT PRINCIPALS:
A – G - Mr. Robert Blumenthal
H – O - Mrs. Judy Malasto
P - Z - Mr. Josh Huwig
COUNSELING ASSIGNMENTS
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Ji – Mo
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Dept. Chair
Career Center
Mr. Moore
Mrs. Thoms
Ms. Dailey
Mrs. Konopasek
Mrs. Roytan
Mrs. Moffett
Mrs. Arthur
** This power point will be available on the
Duneland website in the next few days.
TESTING PLAN
See your handout: Standardized Tests
ECA: End of Course Assessment: English – spring of
sophomore year.
PSAT: Take the test again as a junior (Oct.)
SAT/ACT: Take initial tests in the 2nd semester of junior
year. YOU CAN SEND SCORES TO 4 SCHOOLS FREE!!!!!!
SAT Subject Tests: Not required but often started in
sophomore year.
**Take advantage of sending scores when you take the
test. To request official scores be sent later cost $$$. It
will add up!!
SAT CHANGES COMING
CHANGES
Scoring
Anatomy
Timing
Administration
CURRENT
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¼ point penalty for wrong answers
Score based out of 2400
NEW
 No wrong answer penalty
 Score based out of 1600
 Optional essay receives a separate
score
 3 Critical Reading tests (20-25 min.
each)
 3 Math tests (10-25 min. each)
 3 Writing tests (10-25 min. each)
 1 Essay test (25 min.)
 1 Experimental test
 5 answer choices for multiple choice
questions
 1 Evidence-Based reading and writing
test; 65 min Reading/35 min Language
and Writing
 1 Math test: 55 min with calculator and
25 min. without calculator
 1 Essay test (optional); 50 min.
 4 answer choice for multiple choice
questions
3 hrs, 45 min.
3 hrs; 3 hrs, 50 min. with essay
 Only available in print
 Focus on broad range of content and
skills
 Available in print and will become
available digitally
 Fewer questions with a greater focus
on in-depth analysis of content and
evidence
SAT CHANGES con’t
Essay
Math
English
 Essay is required
 Students have 25 min. to draft a
response
 Quality of reasoning and accuracy
of data not assessed
 Score combined with MC Writing
 Essay is optional
 Students have 50 min to draft a 650750 word document and draft an
essay
 Facts matter
 Requires ability to analyze a source
document and explain how author
builds argument
 Wide array of topics
 Emphasis on computational skills
 Calculators permitted for all
sections
 Concentrated focus on problemsolving and data analysis
 Real world problem solving
 Calculator not permitted for 20
questions
 Critical reading is in 2 parts –
sentence completion and passage
based questions
 Passage based questions from short
and long passages
 Writing combines score of writing
multiple choice and essay
 Reading and Writing combined into
Evidence Based Reading/Writing
 No sentence completion
 Tests understanding of passages
from US and World Lit, History, Social
Studies, and Science
 Questions pulled from extended
prose
DUAL CREDIT
Dual Credit opportunities are available for many of
our classes at CHS and CTE classes.
 PNC: Applications available in Guidance. Final
deadline is only a few days after school starts in
August. Apply in the spring. We will hold firm on
PNC’s recommendation that students have a 3.0
cumulative GPA in order to sign up.
 Ivy Tech: Classroom teachers take care of
enrollment
 Ball State: Classroom teachers take care of
enrollment.
 University of Southern Indiana: Classroom
teachers take care of enrollment.
DIPLOMA TYPES
Please take a look at the different diplomas available to your student:
Page A-2 and A-3 of Course Description Book – found on the website.
Core 40 with Academic Honors
Core 40 with Technical Honors
Core 40
General Diploma – requires a meeting with counselor and signing a
Core 40 opt out form.
Junior Year: This is the time when you are selecting from many different
options for your final two years:
IB – International Baccalaureate Diploma Program
AP – Advanced Placement courses
CTE – Career/Technical Education courses through the Porter County
Career Center.
SCHEDULING FOR JUNIOR
YEAR
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November 20 and 24 – Large Group Meetings
with sophomores. Students will come home
with a green course selection sheet.
Students and parents make course requests
through the Skyward Student Access Portal
Starting December 1 – Student Individual
appointments with counselors/parents
welcome!
December 5 – 1st opportunity to visit CTE
Programs
SCHEDULING con’t
 You
will be able to list and prioritize 3
alternatives to your requests
 Teachers will be making recommendations in
English, Math, and Social Studies – you will be
able to see these by February 1.
 Remember these are only requests and don’t
represent your actual schedule. No grade
level or part of the alphabet gets a head
start on this process.
SCHEDULING SHEET
C.H.S. Grade 11 Course Selections 2015-16
ENGLISH
Your required English class will be selected by your current
classroom teacher. Check Skyward February 1.
E01560 S= 1
Creative Writing*
E10010 Y=2
Dramatic Literature (Speech)
E11010 S=1
Expository Writing (Journalism)
E11020 S1=1
Mass Media-N* (Newspaper)
E11030 S2=1
Mass Media-N* (Newspaper)
E11040 Y=2
Mass Media-Y* (Yearbook)
E11100 S1=1
Theatre Art
E11110 S2=1
Theatre Art
E11140 Y=2
Humanities (Debate)
E11145 S=1
Library Science
SOCIAL STUDIES
Your required U.S. History class will be selected by a previous
Social Studies teacher. Check Skyward February 1.
U02410 S=1
Sociology
U02490 S=1
Psychology
SCIENCE
C03050
C03090
C03110
C03210
C03230
C03235
C03310
C03335
C03330
C03510
C03610
C03611
Y=2
Y=2
Y=2
Y=2
Y=2
Y=2
Y=2
Y=2
Y=2
Y=2
Y=2
Y=2
Biology 2 AP*
Zoology +
Earth & Space Science 1
Chemistry 1
Chemistry 2 +
Chemistry 2 AP +*
General Physics 1
AP Physics 1 +*
AP Physics 2 +*
Integrated Chemistry/Physics
Environmental Science
Environmental Science AP +*
MATHEMATICS
Your required Math class will be selected by your classroom
teacher. Check Skyward February 1.
TECHNOLOGY
T07500 S=1
T07505 S=1
T07510 S=1
T07600 S=1
T07550 Y=2
T07800 S=1
T07808 Y=2
T07810 Y=2
T07910 S=1
T07750 S=1
Information Communications Technology 1
Information Communications Technology 2 +
Computer Programming 1
Computer Programming 2 +
Computer Science A, AP +
Radio & TV 1
TV 2 +
Radio 2+
Technical Theatre Production
Film Theory & Practice
HEALTH & PHYSICAL EDUCATION
P08110 S1=1
Basic P.E. 1
P08210 S2=1
Basic P.E. 2
P80600 S=1
Elect. P.E. Inter. Swim
P80620 S=1
Elect. P.E. Adv Swim*
P80650 S=1
Elect. P.E. Lifeguarding*
P80660 S=1
Elect. P.E. Diving*
P80970 S=1
Elect. P.E. Fitness
Parent Signature ______________________________________________
P80710
P80720
P80750
P80760
P80770
P80780
P08950
P80900
P80960
P80990
S1=1
S2=1
S1=1
S2=1
S1=1
S2=1
S=1
S=1
S=1
S=1
Elect. P.E. Body Conditioning
Elect. P.E. Body Conditioning 2
Elect. P.E. Power Lifting
Elect. P.E. Power Lifting 2
Elect. P.E. Body Building
Elect. P.E. Body Building 2
Health
Intro to Athletic Training +
Advanced Health +
Substance Abuse +
WORLD LANGUAGES
F04100 Y=2
Japanese
F04200 Y=2
Japanese
F04300 Y=2
Japanese
F04400 Y=2
Japanese
F09010 Y=2
French 1
F09030 Y=2
French 2
F09050 Y=2
French 3
F09070 Y=2
French 4
F09110 Y=2
German 1
F09130 Y=2
German 2
F09150 Y=2
German 3
F09170 Y=2
German 4
F09210 Y=2
Spanish 1
F09230 Y=2
Spanish 2
F09250 Y=2
Spanish 3
F09270 Y=2
Spanish 4
BUSINESS
B35010 S=1
B35090 Y=2
B35110 Y=2
B35310 S=1
B35320 S=1
B35350 S=1
B35550 S=1
B35560 S=1
B35570 S=1
B35650 S=1
B35015 S=1
B46470 S=1
1
2
3
4
Introduction to Business
Accounting 1
Financial Services + (Accounting 2)
Business Law & Ethics 1
Business Law & Ethics 2 +
Entrepreneurship & New Ventures
Personal Financial Responsibility
Web Design I
Web Design II +
Principles of Marketing
Digital Citizenship
Orientation to Life and Careers
FAMILY & CONSUMER SCIENCES
H46110 S=1
Nutrition 1 (C)
H46120 S=1
Intro to Culinary Arts and Hospitality
H46130 S=1
Adv. Nutrition 1(A)
H46150 S=1
Adv. Nutrition 2 +
H46210 S=1
Intro to Fashion & Textiles (A)
H46220 S=1
Intro to Fashion & Textiles (B)
H46310 S=1
Intro to Housing & Interiors
H46410 S=1
Child Development
H46415 S=1
Advanced Child Development
H46420 S=1
Interpersonal Relationships
H46430 S=1
Adult Roles & Responsibility (SL)
H46450 S=1
Adult Roles & Responsibility (C)
H46470 S=1
Preparing for College & Careers
INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGY
I57009 S=1
Design Processes
I57010 S=1
Design Processes 2 (DC) +
I57020 S=1
Fund of Engineering 1+
I57030 S=1
Fund of Engineering 2+
I57050 S=1
Architectural Drafting 1+
I57060 S=1
Architectural Drafting 2+
I57160 S=1
Construction Processes II (Stage & Set)
SKYWARD STUDENT ACCESS
SKYWARD STUDENT ACCESS
SKYWARD STUDENT ACCESS
SKYWARD STUDENT ACCESS
SKYWARD STUDENT ACCESS
SKYWARD STUDENT ACCESS
SKYWARD STUDENT ACCESS
SKYWARD STUDENT ACCESS
CONTACT INFORMATION
 IB
PROGRAM: Becky Gierke, Chris Lowery,
Doug Uehling
[email protected]
[email protected]
[email protected]
 PORTER COUNTY CAREER CENTER: Kate
Sorenson, Kelly Ellis
[email protected]
[email protected]
HAND-OUTS
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Learn More Book – Planning for students in
grades 9-10. Note pp. 4-7 on planning; pp. 1213 on money.
Campus Visit Tip Sheet – What to do, What to
ask
College Fair Tip Sheet
College Planning Calendar
Standardized Tests
Internet Sites Focused on College
Exploration and Standardized Test
Preparation options
BREAK OUT SESSIONS
Next, you will have the option to attend one of
two short sessions to assist you and your student
in the decision making process for next year:
1. Stay in Auditorium for an International
Baccalaureate Diploma and Advanced
Placement course information session.
2. Move to the Cafeteria for a Porter County
Career and Technical Education Center
session.